Efua Dorkenoo Quotes
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I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.
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Max Minghella is a very close friend of mine, and I talk to him regularly.
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I play the harmonium. I had learned to use the guitar for a bit before becoming a part of the music industry, but unfortunately didn't pursue it fully. I would love to learn to play the piano because it holds a unique connect for me in terms of rhythm.
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Doing a TV show is different because it's more of a TV version of something. A more focused take on things.
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I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.
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Some people believe they chose homosexuality, and some believe they didn't. Who's to say one is wrong? It's not fair to generalize anyone's sexuality or walk of life.
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There is something joyous about not talking.
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Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of losing a day's pay is significant, not least for those in the lowest paid jobs who are already on the tightest budgets.
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I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from.
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To secure peace is to prepare for war.
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There are evil people, and I don't even want to hear those guys speak.
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There's only two kinds of actors - good ones and bad ones... and lucky ones and unlucky ones.
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Some people go to the West and claim they are gays and that their lives are at risk in the Gambia, in order for them to be granted a stay in Europe.
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Storytellers have the right to answer any question they choose.
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Metal has always been somewhat marginalized, and I love to prove the perception and stereotypes that go with it wrong.
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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To compare Tensegrity with yoga or t'ai chi is not possible. It has a different origin and a different purpose. The origin is shamanic, the purpose is shamanic.
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Everyone still thinks I'm Scottish - that's totally wicked.
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I am sorry to be leaving the post of secretary of state for Scotland.
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Every time I collaborate with an artist, I want to surprise fans. I want to do something new.
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...so I took it out with me into the garden, because the dullest book takes on a certain saving grace if read out of doors, just as bread and butter, devoid of charm in the drawing-room, is ambrosia eaten under a tree.
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In particular, for my character, Celeste in Big Little Lies, there was a way in which we wanted to present her, because she has sort of barriers that she has to put up for protection because of things that are going on in her life. Yet she wants to be, I suppose, very presentable but neutral.
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There is no reason to continue to fail our girls.
